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Seneca River

River in New York, past Baldwinsville, Cold Springs, Geneva, Jordan, Mosquito Point, Savannah, Seneca Falls, Three Rivers and Weedsport

Current status

No current status shown

No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source

This badge describes the water outline. Check the downstream stretches on the map and below for discharge statuses.

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch. Outlined boat markers are marinas and clubs: not public access.

Conditions

At the Seneca River (Erie Canal) near Port Byron NY gauge, 100 metres from the nearest boat launch on this water: flow 2,110 cubic feet per second (Nov 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EST).

Conditions are measured at the gauge, not at this spot, and do not change the status.

Source: U.S. Geological Survey via Water Data for the Nation, gauge 04235600, reading Nov 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:22 UTC. Gauge chosen by DirtyWaterWatch. · Readings and history at USGS

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About this status

Why this status: No current status: no report we track sets a status on this water outline now.

How long each status lasts, and why

Sources checked: NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know (last successful check 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-02 21:26 UTC.

No status does not mean the water is safe. Follow posted signs and local health advice.

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Estimated downstream stretches on Seneca River

No downstream stretch has a current status here as of Nov 2, 2026, 4:26 PM EST. Check the reports below.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for this water in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-02 21:26 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges affecting the Seneca River in New York, last 12 months22 affecting this stretch: 2 reported in New York, none arriving from upstreamDecember 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once. Arriving discharges are estimated from modeled downstream reaches.
  • Days with a discharge affecting the Seneca River in New York, last 12 months2Reported on the Seneca River in New York: 2 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it. Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status on the Seneca River in New York, last 12 months6Reported on the Seneca River in New York: 6 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status on the Seneca River in New York0.0%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.
  • Records behind the last-90-days strip for the Seneca River in New York0Reported on the Seneca River in New York: 0 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0last 90 daysEvery distinct record the strip lists for its red, yellow and unresolved hours, notices and unresolved reports included; counted as the strip counts them.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater. Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

Reported discharges per month

3 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 2, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when this water had a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Days with a reported discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported discharges per year, 2021 to 2026

3 reported discharges, 2021 to 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 1 report that gave a volume as a number (2 did not).

  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

2 of 3 discharge reports gave no volume as a number; only numbers are summed.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Season with incomplete source coverage

Seasons with incomplete source coverage: 2021. The share is of the hours a source covered.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported discharges by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge report, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a tracked source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 3 of 3, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • ny-dec-sprtk: records from August 11, 2021 to the latest update

Reports linked to Seneca River

Reports linked to Seneca River, newest first
StartEnd Sewer operator OutletTypeVolumeSourceLinks
Apr 19, 2026, 7:10 PM EDT Apr 19, 2026, 9:35 PM EDT Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP In the woods between River Rd and Filaree Cir. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)Earlier version “5 Gallons per Minute Estimated” Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2457238300403133, reported Apr 19, 2026, 9:41 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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Apr 19, 2026, 7:10 PM EDT ongoing (as reported) Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP In the woods between River Rd and Filaree Cir. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)Earlier version “5 Gallons per Minute Estimated” Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2457272660051000, reported Apr 19, 2026, 8:22 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Apr 19, 2026, 6:50 PM EDT Apr 19, 2026, 9:35 PM EDT Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP In the woods between River Rd and Filaree Cir. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) 825 gallons Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2457238300468474, reported Apr 22, 2026, 11:03 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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Apr 17, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT Apr 17, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Seneca Falls (T) WWTP manhole 16-1 Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) “20 Gallons per Minute Estimated” Seneca Falls (T) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2469332927946803, reported Apr 17, 2026, 9:36 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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Nov 24, 2025, 4:44 PM EST Nov 24, 2025, 8:15 PM EST Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP There is a leak in the discharge header of an Onondaga County owned sanitary wastewater pumping station, Belgium pump station. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) “280 Gallons per Minute Estimated” Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2267675623527776, reported Nov 25, 2025, 1:59 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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Nov 24, 2025, 4:44 PM EST Nov 24, 2025, 8:15 PM EST Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP There is a leak in the discharge header of an Onondaga County owned sanitary wastewater pumping station, Belgium pump station. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)Earlier version “280 Gallons per Minute Estimated” Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2270561841545279, reported Nov 25, 2025, 10:30 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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Nov 24, 2025, 4:44 PM EST ongoing (as reported) Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP There is a leak in the discharge header of an Onondaga County owned sanitary wastewater pumping station, Belgium pump station. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)Earlier version “700 Gallons per Minute Estimated” Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2267916141696351, reported Nov 24, 2025, 5:11 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Nov 24, 2025, 4:44 PM EST ongoing (as reported) Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP There is a leak in the discharge header of an Onondaga County owned sanitary wastewater pumping station, Belgium pump station. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)Earlier version “700 Gallons per Minute Estimated” Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2267881781931808, reported Nov 24, 2025, 5:10 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

All reports in New York by year: 2026 (4 here) · 2025 (4 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Boat launches

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Seneca River on OpenBoatLaunch

Marinas and clubs on this water

Marina or club: not public access.

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

8 records linked to this water. Updated .